On today’s episode, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks explains that her writing serves as a personal tool for self-orientation rather than a prescriptive guide for others. She describes her work as a method of tracing patterns within her own life to maintain internal coherence amidst external social and institutional pressures. By documenting her experiences with relationships and communication, she processes the world as an autistic and AuDHD individual. Her "field notes" are not intended to offer solutions or diagnoses, but rather to resist being overwritten by society. Ultimately, she views the act of writing as a vital way to understand her reality when life feels increasingly fragmented.
Here’s the link to the source article: https://open.substack.com/pub/autside/p/locating-myself-in-a-world-that-keeps
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